Often, when a couple becomes pregnant and finds out the sex of the child, stereotypes begin to form. If the child is a girl, her room will often be painted pink with cute borders. The crib will have pink blankets with ruffles. The little girl will receive stuffed animals and cute stuffed animals, and maybe a doll or two. At the baby shower, the mother will usually be presented with pink and purple clothes, the colors of choice for a little girl. When the baby finally arrives, she will usually be treated like a sweet princess. When it comes to girls, adults are often more cautious, as if the little girl is going to break. On the other hand, if the couple has a male child, the room will be painted blue or green with borders usually depicting superheroes or sporting elements. paraphernalia. Although the boy may receive stuffed animals, these are usually more ferocious in nature than the stuffed animals a girl might receive. The blankets are usually blue or another color associated with little boys. Maybe one of the boy's first gifts will be a tiny catcher's mitt or something else sports-related. At the baby shower, the mother will receive blue and green clothes. Family and friends are more likely to take a little boy to a sporting event than their female counterparts. Obviously, from the moment a child is born, he or she is pushed towards a certain stereotype. Now the real question is: are boys naturally more aggressive due to higher testosterone levels, or is it more defined culturally, by how we treat our children and the gifts we give them? As mentioned in Human Development – ​​A Life-Whole View, “Children do not live long in a gender-neutral world. But... middle of paper... boys who, far from the battle zone of their friends and brothers, turn out to be surprisingly cuddly and clingy? (Blum, 238) “Not all men and women fit the mold, even if one exists. The stereotypes stated above created by society and parents are most often useless in truly predicting a child's play and toy choices. Children will turn to what they like. Even author Deborah Blum says, “I don’t think about pastels myself. I'm thinking jungle green, blood red. (Blum, 236) » Stereotypes give us a way to group people, but we can't always judge a person by them. Works Cited Blum, Deborah. “Gender blurring: where does biology stop and society take over? Signs of Life in the United States: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers. 6th edition. Sonia Maasik and Jack Salomon. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2009. 573-580. Print.